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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Firdaus' uncle not want to send her to the university?
(a) It was not accepting female students.
(b) It was too far away.
(c) It was expensive.
(d) It was co-ed.

2. What is Firdaus' initial impression of El Saadawi?
(a) She thinks she is a spy.
(b) She hates her.
(c) She does not want to meet her.
(d) She cannot wait to meet her.

3. Who interrupted Firdaus' packing in Chapter 2?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Wafeya.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Hala.

4. What does the warden believe about Firdaus?
(a) She is insane.
(b) She does not deserve to hang.
(c) She killed her brother.
(d) She deserves to hang.

5. Who is Bayoumi?
(a) A banker.
(b) The coffee shop owner.
(c) Firdaus' teacher.
(d) A priest.

6. What did Bayoumi offer Firdaus help in finding?
(a) A place to stay.
(b) Her husband.
(c) A job.
(d) Her mother.

7. How does El Saadawi feel when she meets Firdaus for the first time?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Sad.
(c) Angry.
(d) Happy.

8. Who signed Firdaus' graduation certificate?
(a) Miss Iqbal.
(b) The principal.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Wafeya.

9. Where does El Saadawi meet Firdaus?
(a) A mall.
(b) Prison.
(c) A park.
(d) A bank.

10. In Chapter 1, what does the Warden tell El Saadawi in the parking lot?
(a) He wants to go on a date.
(b) Firdaus will see her.
(c) Firdaus won't see her.
(d) Firdaus was hanged.

11. How did Firdaus feel when she entered her uncle's house for the first time?
(a) Like she was dying.
(b) Scared.
(c) Angry.
(d) Like she was being born a second time.

12. What was Firdaus' relationship with her mother like?
(a) Hateful.
(b) Distant.
(c) Friendly.
(d) Loving.

13. Who else does El Saadawi speak to prior to meeting Firdaus?
(a) Young children with blue eyes.
(b) Female prisoners.
(c) Male prisoners.
(d) Cancer patients.

14. Who did the Uncle's wife want Firdaus to marry in Chapter 2?
(a) The neighbor's son.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) The wife's uncle.
(d) Her boyfriend.

15. How many times does El Saadawi try to go to the prison in Chapter 1?
(a) 50.
(b) Once.
(c) Several.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is "Women and Neurosis in Egypt" published?

2. Who did El Saadawi know that was in prison?

3. How did Firdaus hide her fears?

4. Who is Miss Iqbal?

5. What job did El Saadawi hold in 1972?

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